TV series

The Last Frontier

1986 · 1 season

A sweeping outback melodrama of drought, land feuds and family loyalty, earnest and slow, with wide skies and simmering grudges.

Tagline: One woman's struggle to protect her children, her land and her life.
Overview: Following a whirlwind courtship, a single mother from Los Angeles marries an Australian cattle rancher. He returns to Australia ahead of her and her two children but dies before they arrive, leaving his widow to deal with a debt-ridden ranch and land-grabbing neighbors.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, grief, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
grief
betrayal
class
Places: countryside
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild